Draft QDR Does Not Include Decision On Next-Generation Bomber

By Marcus Weisgerber / January 27, 2010 at 5:00 AM
A draft version of the Pentagon's much-anticipated 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review does not address the future of the Air Force's Next-Generation Bomber program, deferring a decision on the effort to a new study chartered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, according to documents obtained by InsideDefense.com . For months, top Pentagon officials have said the QDR would provide the Air Force guidance on how to proceed with the NGB program. Instead, studies conducted during the QDR have yielded a decision to...

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